Society of Stampaholicstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-15654202015-02-10T03:00:00-05:00Initially a place to discuss my hobby, but now a place to document my life and thoughts.
TypePadMemory Box Ferrand Heart Cardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550066280883301b7c749ff12970b2015-02-10T03:00:00-05:002015-02-10T03:00:00-05:00It's that time of the year... Valentine's Day is looming, yes, indeedie!
I'm a bit of a sucker for old-fashioned valentines with the faded silk ribbons, etc., so I decided to make a card with one of the new dies, Ferrand Heart, and lots of muted, inky goodness courtesy of Distress ink and Copics.Deborah Nolan

It's that time of the year... Valentine's Day is looming, yes, indeedie!

I'm a bit of a sucker for old-fashioned valentines with the faded silk ribbons, etc., so I decided to make a card with one of the new dies, Ferrand Heart, and lots of muted, inky goodness courtesy of Distress ink and Copics.

Despite the 14 steps, the actual assembly of this card can be accomplished in 15-20 minutes.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Memory Box: I Love You!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550066280883301b7c73f9a24970b2015-01-29T20:51:20-05:002015-01-29T20:51:20-05:00Oh, for crying out loud! This was supposed to post on Tuesday, January 27! Sometimes I wonder where my brain is.... It's my day to post over at Memory Box's Design Team blog, Outside the Box! My card today features two of the new Memory Box dies: Fairytale Flower Frame and Double Heart Banner. I'm still very attracted to monochromatic palettes this month, so bear with me - LOL! S U P P L I E S Memory Box dies (Fairytale Flower Frame, Double Heart Banner); Patterned Paper: MMI; Pens (Tsukineko, Faber-Castell); Accents: gems (Mark Richards), enamel dots (MMI) I'm still on Recovery Road attempting to conquer my Bronchitis that morphed into Sinusitis, but I'm doing so much better now. Thank you so much for all your prayers and good wishes! Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day! DeborahDeborah Nolan

Oh, for crying out loud! This was supposed to post on Tuesday, January 27! Sometimes I wonder where my brain is....

I'm still on Recovery Road attempting to conquer my Bronchitis that morphed into Sinusitis, but I'm doing so much better now. Thank you so much for all your prayers and good wishes!

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Memory Box Happy Valentine's Day Tagtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550066280883301bb07de5aff970d2015-01-20T03:08:30-05:002015-01-20T03:10:03-05:00It's my day to post over at Memory Box's Design Team blog, Outside the Box! My card today features one of the new Memory Box dies, Heart Ribbon, and one from Memory Box's new Open Studio line of dies - the largest of the Rectangle Tag dies. S U P P L I E S Memory Box dies (Hearts Ribbon, Rectangle Tags, Adorable Posies); Glitter Paper: American Craft; Ink and markers (Tsukineko, Ranger); Accents: gems (Mark Richards), pearls (Paper Studio), ribbon (Michaels) T I P If you want to do something new and different for a sentiment, draw your own! And if you're afraid to draw a sentiment, print one out in grey scale on your paper - very light - in a sans serif font (like Ariel) and then draw on top of it. You can do it!!! Today's post is a short one because I had a relapse...Deborah Nolan

If you want to do something new and different for a sentiment, draw your own! And if you're afraid to draw a sentiment, print one out in grey scale on your paper - very light - in a sans serif font (like Ariel) and then draw on top of it. You can do it!!!

Today's post is a short one because I had a relapse with my bronchitus, so I'm a little under the weather. (Boo!)

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Memory Box Card: Love You Birdstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e550066280883301a51169761f970c2014-02-11T05:00:00-05:002014-02-10T21:46:09-05:00Hey, there! It's my day to post on the Memory Box Design Team blog, Outside the Box, and I decided to play with a color palette that's a little outside my comfort zone, but I like the results! The chalkboard look is very popular right now, although I wasn't trying for that at all - it just turned out to be a happy accident when Pan Pastel met the black cardstock. I'm interested in trying it again with different colors of Pan Pastels. S U P P L I E S Memory Box dies (Alphabet Soup, Gold Finch, Large Olive Branch, Nestled Bird), stencil (Tessatina), cardstock; Media: Pan Pastel (Bright Yellow Green); Accents: gems (Hero Arts, Mark Richards); Tools: sponge; Other: foam dimensional squares T I P Use cheap hairspray (Hello, Aquanet!) to set the Pan Pastel and prevent it from smearing. See instructions on my post over at Outside...Deborah Nolan

Hey, there!

It's my day to post on the Memory Box Design Team blog, Outside the Box, and I decided to play with a color palette that's a little outside my comfort zone, but I like the results!

The chalkboard look is very popular right now, although I wasn't trying for that at all - it just turned out to be a happy accident when Pan Pastel met the black cardstock. I'm interested in trying it again with different colors of Pan Pastels.

If you enjoyed this post, please hit the G+ button below (listed next to the Twitter button right above the comments). I need to establish my author rank ASAP for professional reasons. Thank you so much!

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Be My Valentine (#2)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5500662808833017d40f47bb2970c2013-02-11T11:13:53-05:002013-02-11T11:13:53-05:00Here's another version of "Be My Valentine"!Deborah Nolan

Here's a second version of Be My Valentine - it sort of shows how the same design can be changed up quite a bit.

I've made a second video! This card is much simpler - no fancy-pants techniques, per se, but still fun (I hope)!

T I P

If you can't get your hands on Martha Stewart epoxy hearts, you can make your own version. Use your smallest Nestabilities Classic Hearts dies to cut hearts from coordinating paper or cardstock. Adhere the smallest die to the larger one and then apply Glossy Accents or Diamond Glaze. When it dries, you'll have a pretty, shiny "epoxy" accent!